Registrars And Fellows Update Session 2

    April 2017 in “ Australasian Journal of Dermatology ”
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    TLDR The session covered updates on skin treatments, including radiotherapy, imiquimod, acitretin, JAK inhibitors, and strategies for managing rosacea and preventing surgical infections.
    The document summarized various updates and studies presented at the 50th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian College of Dermatologists in 2017. Key highlights included the RADICAL trial, which aimed to compare the efficacy of radiotherapy and imiquimod for treating lentigo maligna, involving 266 patients over 5 years. A retrospective study of 40 patients with lichen planopilaris (LPP) revealed a marked female predominance and mixed treatment outcomes, with 75% showing improvement with systemic acitretin. An update on alopecia discussed frontal fibrosing alopecia, post-finasteride syndrome, and male androgenetic alopecia, along with the American experience with JAK inhibitors for alopecia areata. Additionally, the document reviewed the management of rosacea, emphasizing symptom suppression through various treatments, and discussed strategies for preventing surgical site infections in dermatologic surgery, highlighting the effectiveness of topical decolonization over oral antibiotics.
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